Night Thunderstorm

Outbound in the Houston Ship Channel on the tanker Oklahoma. Galveston lights are on the right. 30 second exposure at f/5.6.

"If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron."
- Lee Trevino
LARGE

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  1. avpjack, dangeri.away, Marius Muscalu, DanHugo, and 2445 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. avpjack (47 months ago | reply)

    Amazing Shot.

  3. Rodrigo Daguerre (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow this is stunning!!!

  4. lajj (47 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot.

  5. philneu (47 months ago | reply)

    perfect shot

  6. Adam Foster | Codefor (47 months ago | reply)

    this is a really good shot, thanks for sharing - you have a cool photostream too =]

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  7. Tommycanyouhearme [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow!! Good timing>

  8. Meghan Senkel Photography [whoopaggies03] (47 months ago | reply)

    Just beautiful! I got married in Galveston in April, glad there wasn't anything like this happening then! :)

  9. OldUncleMe (47 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

    /.. [seen in The World Through My Eyes pool.]

  10. OneEighteen (47 months ago | reply)

    Congratulations, Meghan.

  11. tommo gnsy (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow this is just STUNNING instant fav

  12. tanera (47 months ago | reply)

    A big ship but incredibly stable for such a long shot...

  13. SchulteSchultz (47 months ago | reply)

    Briljant..... perfect atmosphere...

  14. OneEighteen (47 months ago | reply)

    Not so much. I cleaned up some of the light trails in PS and the cloud was illuminated by that single flash of lightning. The wind was pretty strong and I could only wedge the camera on top of a folded up raincoat and hope it stayed steady enough.

  15. Jordan_K (47 months ago | reply)

    well done Louis..!

  16. lucky e (47 months ago | reply)

    fantastic view, wonderful shot

  17. fran_ce8 (47 months ago | reply)

    fantastic and terrific shot!

  18. espngo (47 months ago | reply)

    freakin amazing!!!!!!!!!

  19. selyfriday (47 months ago | reply)

    wow... truely wow

  20. rmcarrier1 (47 months ago | reply)

    Instant Fav

  21. videoal (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow! That is a timely capture.

  22. Philosopher Queen (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow, totally phenomenal. I am frightened for you. I am going to show you a Turner painting so you can see what I meant about your "golden" picture from the other day!! (only maybe it was from a fire not a storm, oh well, similar effects)

  23. Alwaysstone (47 months ago | reply)

    :'( I LOVE your photostream!!!

  24. mlsnp (47 months ago | reply)

    wow! an amzing shot!

  25. mothernature photography (47 months ago | reply)

    You nailed it, and it is gorgeous.

  26. ian.cossar (47 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant.

  27. gwenturnerjuarez (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow...Awesome shot! What a sight!

  28. luis lainsa (AFIAP) (47 months ago | reply)

    Impresionante !!!, Amazing shot !!!.

  29. *PISH (47 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot.

  30. Phijomo (47 months ago | reply)

    This is a terrific shot! The bolt of lightening is just awesome. Really incredibly capture.

  31. R.Frey (47 months ago | reply)

    Great shot Love it.

  32. ShutterSam & DigiNee (47 months ago | reply)

    Priceless! Oh how we have dreamed to have wide open spaces to capture a storm . . . Bravo!

  33. ניקולס (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow... simply amazing...

  34. jbwutx (47 months ago | reply)

    What a shot!! Faved!
    Maybe grab a super clamp instead of a raincoat?

  35. Kirpernicus (47 months ago | reply)

    Awesome dramatic capture.

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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  36. Super Rookie (47 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous shot

  37. rais58 (47 months ago | reply)

    great shot capt

  38. Philippe Sainte-Laudy (47 months ago | reply)

    cracking shot!!!!

  39. nip2655 (47 months ago | reply)

    Killer shot! Have fun hiking!

  40. Today is a good day (47 months ago | reply)

    This really comes into it's own BIG

    A big fave too!!

  41. shinyrobot [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)

    wow, incredible

  42. ` ®© ROBERTO CARBONI (47 months ago | reply)

    Que maravilla de fotografía te felicito

  43. saravmit singh (47 months ago | reply)

    Amazing capture, seen on explore....

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